She gazed into his eyes with a smile. "Glad you made it." She told him. "Come on though you can't just stand here, let's get you a drink." She said, pulling him towards the kitchen.

"I don't drink though." Jake said.

Niece glanced back at him and laughed, "You are adorable. Get a drink though." She told him, with no room for argument in her voice.

As she pulled him along, Jake noticed the crowd part around her like she was Sorority Jesus or something. Eyes turned to him, especially from the other guys as if trying to judge why this obvious geek was getting any sort of attention from...